Charles Matthews said:
zero 0000 wrote
The accuser is treated worse than the accused.
The argument, I take it, is that the ArbCom should only be able to
apply remedies to the editor complained of.
OK - suppose that was agreed today - how long would it take for every
'accused' to figure out that it is possible to bring a countersuit
against the 'accuser'? Now an number of those suits would no doubt be
thrown right out by the ArbCom. But for those where there is not such
a clear case, wouldn't it come to much the current position?
There would be procedural problems that would render such cases difficult
to manage. For instance if Arbcom is not been permitted to act on evidence
brought by a defendant, who is then banned, the defendant will not be able
to participate in the counter-suit. The current way is better.